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Random music news for Saturday, November 14, 2020

Fifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty

My mother recalls the first time she saw The Carpenters, one of her favourite bands, on TV. “The woman in

One downside of being a drummer is that you just can’t walk into a room, plug in and start playing

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

This is NOT an April Fool’s joke: Dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus. And should you wear

John Bonham was one of the most powerful drummers we’ve ever seen. Witness that power with this isolation of his

Any drummer will tell you that Danny Carey of Tool is one of the best out there. This drum cam

BOOM! Wow. Now back to earth for music news for March 3, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: BTS fans are donating

His name is Ben Afquack and lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Good chops, dude.

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. -AC] An old drummer joke has been circulating all week: Q: How many

The Genius of Live Sports Production – Paul Graham In Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 013 December 1, 2020
The best live sports executive producers are a blend of genius, in both art and science. Whether we realize it or not, as viewers, we are of course more deeply engaged in cliffhangers. Match outcomes that keep us tuned in until the very end. That is where the executive producer shines. The research and preparation […]
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Intimate Gatherings of Sports Fans and Media Personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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